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MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MATING NOVI R 20, 1989 <br />ZONING PILE #1465-MCCOURTNEY CONTIW <br />and only the tip of the terrace touches the sight line. He said <br />that the terrace will only be 1.5' above grade with no railings. <br />There were no comments from the public regarding this matter <br />and the public hearing was closed. <br />Planning Commissioner Brown said that the Planning <br />Commission has been very consistent in limiting additional <br />hardcover beyond the Zoning Code Requirements. Brown said on the <br />other hand he could understand the safety concerns of the <br />applicant. He said that he would be inclined to say that <br />hardcover should remain at its current percent. He said that the <br />driveway could be constructed, but perhaps not the deck. <br />Kelley observed that the deck would be located in the 0-75' <br />zone. <br />Gaffron said that allowing the driveway and sidewalks to go <br />in would bring the hardcover total to 46% in the 75-250' zone. <br />Planning Commissioner Hanson said that the remodelling and <br />consequent hardcover were appropriate, but he wished to uphold <br />the City's consistent policy regarding hardcover in the <br />lakeshore. He said that eliminating the terrace would be a <br />method of maintaining hardcover. <br />Planning Conu^issioner Bellows said that she is not convinced <br />that the driveway configuration will solve the safety problem. <br />She said that it would be difficult to back out of the garage and <br />get turned around to drive out of the circular drive. Bellows <br />said that she was bothered by the significance of the house in <br />relation to the size of the lot. She said that she was shocked <br />to see that it had developed to the degree that it had. She <br />agreed that there was a legitimate safety concern, but that it <br />was self-inflicted. She did not think that allowing the large <br />circular driveway would solve the problem. Bellows thought that <br />there were other solutions and suggested that Mr. McCourtney be <br />prepared for either "some hard trade-offs or for some sheer <br />denials”. <br />Mr. Wenkus said that with respect to the hardcover, the <br />adjacent land is sparsely developed and there is quite a bit of <br />additional square footage in the area for runoff and filtration. <br />Mr. Wenkus also noted that the house had not varied much from the <br />building specs to the finished product. He said that the front <br />of the house was brought forward slightly and that the roof peak <br />in the center of the house was 4' higher than the original house. <br />Mr. Wenkus said that the lot is substandard by virtue of City of <br />Orono actions in the 1970's. He said that it was developed as a <br />substandard lot with less acreage because the City of Orono <br />allowed a .75 acre lot to be developed in a fairly expensive <br />neighborhood with high property values. Mr. Wenkus said that <br />they have built only to those values and not tried to overbuild.